meaning of coy
1. Quiet; still.
2. Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry.
3. Soft; gentle; hesitating.
4. To allure; to entice; to decoy.
5. To caress with the hand; to stroke.
6. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
7. To make difficulty; to be unwilling.
8. modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily
">cajoled"
Related Words
coy | coydog | coyed | coying | coyish | coyly | coyness | coyol | coyol palm | coyote | coyote brush | coyote bush | coyote state | coypu | coystrel |
